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Grayson Tate reads a letter from then-president Harry Truman to Veer Krause on his receiving the Purple Heart during the Korean War during a ceremony in the family house in Gurley, Ala. Krause, a Korean War veteran, had his Purple Heart bought for a dollar at a garage sale in Illinois is being returned to a Gurley relative almost 60 years after he died in battle. It was returned to the family during a quiet family ceremony in Gurley. (AP Photo/The Huntsville Times, Eric Schultz)